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Robert Green Ingersoll
American Lawyer
Born: Aug 11, 1833
Died: Jul 21, 1899
Every Love Man Will World You
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When you go home, fill the house with joy so that the light of it will stream out the windows and doors and illuminate even the darkness. It is just as easy that way as any in the world. Robert Green Ingersoll
Home You Joy World Stream Darkness Light Will Doors Way Out Easy Windows House Go Go Home Any Just Even Fill Illuminate
If a man would follow, today, the teachings of the Old Testament, he would be a criminal. If he would follow strictly the teachings of the New, he would be insane. Robert Green Ingersoll
Today Man Old Strictly Criminal Insane Would Would-Be Follow He New Testament Old Testament Teachings
I simply claim that what ideas I have, I have a right to express; and that any man who denies that right to me is an intellectual thief and robber. Robert Green Ingersoll
Me Man Thief Claim Simply Robber Ideas Denies Intellectual Any Who Express Right
It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had the individuality enough and courage enough to stand by his own convictions. Robert Green Ingersoll
Age Courage Blessed Own Convictions Every Enough Some Had Individuality His Stand Thing
Insolence is not logic; epithets are the arguments of malice. Robert Green Ingersoll
Argument Logic Insolence Malice
The religion that has to be supported by law is without value, not only, but a fraud and a curse. The religious argument that has to be supported by a musket is hardly worth making. Robert Green Ingersoll
Religion Worth Law Value Argument Fraud Religious Only Supported Without Making Curse Hardly
Let us put theology out of religion. Theology has always sent the worst to heaven, the best to hell. Robert Green Ingersoll
Best Religion Hell Worst Out Put Always Heaven Sent Us Theology Let Us
Religion can never reform mankind because religion is slavery. Robert Green Ingersoll
Religion Never Because Reform Mankind Slavery
Every man is dishonest who lives upon the labor of others, no matter if he occupies a throne. Robert Green Ingersoll
Man Matter Every Others Throne He Occupies Labor Dishonest Who Lives Every Man
I will not attack your doctrines nor your creeds if they accord liberty to me. If they hold thought to be dangerous - if they aver that doubt is a crime, then I attack them one and all, because they enslave the minds of men. Robert Green Ingersoll
Me Dangerous Liberty Crime Will Thought Men Doubt Minds Enslave Attack Doctrines Because Nor Accord Hold Them Then Your Creeds
Kings had their clowns, the people their actors and musicians. Shakespeare was scheduled as a servant. It is thus that successful stupidity has always treated genius. Robert Green Ingersoll
Musicians People Genius Stupidity Kings Shakespeare Had Thus Always Clowns Successful Actor Servant Treated
There is a quiet about the life of a farmer, and the hope of a serene old age, that no other business or profession can promise. Robert Green Ingersoll
Life Hope Business Age Old Old Age Other Promise About Quiet Farmer Profession Serene
The Church has always been willing to swap off treasures in heaven for cash down. Robert Green Ingersoll
Church Down Willing Cash Always Been Off Heaven Swap Treasures
The true civilization is where every man gives to every other every right that he claims for himself. Robert Green Ingersoll
Man Every Other Claims Gives Civilization He True Himself Where Right Every Man
I would rather live and love where death is king than have eternal life where love is not. Robert Green Ingersoll
Life Love Death Love Is King Live Would Rather Than Where Eternal Eternal Life
Nothing is more despicable than to reach fame by crawling, position by cringing. Robert Green Ingersoll
Nothing Despicable More Reach Fame Than Crawling Position
Our fathers founded the first secular government that was ever founded in this world. Recollect that. The first secular government - the first government that said every church has exactly the same rights and no more; every religion has the same rights, and no more. Robert Green Ingersoll
Government Religion Rights World Church Secular First Every Fathers Our Recollect Exactly Exactly The Same More Said Same Ever Founded
I want to tell you this: you cannot get the robe of hypocrisy on you so thick that the sharp eye of childhood will not see through every veil. Robert Green Ingersoll
You Will Hypocrisy Every Eye Tell See Through Veil Sharp Robe Get Childhood Want Cannot Thick
It is an old habit with theologians to beat the living with the bones of the dead. Robert Green Ingersoll
Old Living Habit Beat Dead Theologians Bones
An honest God is the noblest work of man. Robert Green Ingersoll
Work God Man Noblest Honest
You cannot change the conclusion of the brain by torture, nor by social ostracism. But I will tell you what you can do by these and what you have done. You can make hypocrites by the million. Robert Green Ingersoll
You Change Will Tell Torture Hypocrites Make Conclusion Nor Brain Done Cannot Social Million Ostracism
Man never had an idea - man will never have an idea, except those supplied to him by his surroundings. Every idea in the world that man has came to him by nature. Robert Green Ingersoll
Nature Man World Will Every Those Except Never Had Supplied Idea Him Came His Surroundings
All the punishment in the world will not reform a man, unless he knows that he who inflicts it upon him does it for the sake of reformation, and really and truly loves him, and has his good at heart. Punishment inflicted for gratifying the appetite makes man afraid but debases him. Robert Green Ingersoll
Good Man Heart World Will Unless Punishment He Him Knows Makes Does Sake His Truly Reform Reformation Afraid Inflicted Loves Really Who Appetite Gratifying
I think the man who eats the bread of idleness is under a certain obligation to speak well of labor. Robert Green Ingersoll
Man Obligation Speak Think Eats Well Idleness Labor Bread Certain Who
Taste and love are not the servants of the will. Love is and must be free. It rises from the heart like perfume from a flower. Robert Green Ingersoll
Love Heart Love Is Will Free Flower Must Rises Like Perfume Taste Servants
Voltaire! A name that excites the admiration of men, the malignity of priests. Pronounce that name in the presence of a clergyman, and you will find that you have made a declaration of war. Robert Green Ingersoll
War You Will Made Men Find Admiration Pronounce Voltaire Priests Excites Name Clergyman Declaration Presence
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